diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index faf72b1..98b6bbf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Change Log
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. This change log follows the conventions of [keepachangelog.com](http://keepachangelog.com/).
 
-## [4-alpha4-SNAPSHOT]
+## [4-alpha4] - 2023-09-15
 - generate kindly from a specification (#4)
 
 ## [4-alpha3] - 2023-09-08
diff --git a/build.clj b/build.clj
index 6fa3057..056ec3b 100644
--- a/build.clj
+++ b/build.clj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
             [org.corfield.build :as bb]))
 
 (def lib 'org.scicloj/kindly)
-(def version "4-alpha4-SNAPSHOT")
+(def version "4-alpha4")
 #_ ; alternatively, use MAJOR.MINOR.COMMITS:
 (def version (format "1.0.%s" (b/git-count-revs nil)))